He's Baaaaaaack! – After taking a ‘mental health’ day-off last Sunday, my Sunday post has returned. Before you give me a bunch of grief about being a no-show last weekend, my posting record is better than Nebraska’s ‘Chasing 3’ videos. They’ve only come after wins. If you check, I’ve posted after most of our losses too.
Holgerson – Goodness, where has THIS offense been??!? Yes, a good OC does make a difference, folks. Yesterday’s O was what I was expecting to see all damn season. The offense played with rhythm throughout the game and --- hold the phone and stop the presses – showed the kind of running game we'd expected to see all season long. Watching the game, you could tell DR and his Crew were having fun. Our offense played with the same swagger I saw from UCLA's O two weeks ago. Like many of you, I had my questions about Satterfield from the beginning but was willing to give him a chance. But let’s face it, Satt’s career OC record was never good and he never struck me as being very confident leader. The contrast between his pressers and Holgerson’s first one last week was like night and day. DH literally OOZES confidence—to the point of coming off as a cocky SOB. But let’s face it, if you play on offense, that’s the kind of guy you trust calling your plays.
Emmit Johnson – I’ve always been an EJ fan -- but Holy Moley, Man, Woman, & Child -- yesterday was a freaking revelation. What a game he had! Where has THIS EJ been hiding??!? He rose his game to a whole new level last night. If this EJ is a permanent fixure, he’ll be the starter for the rest of his Husker career. Dowdell is a great contrast and gives the offense a nice one-two punch. But yesterday, Johnson reminded me of some of our great RBs of Old.
Two RB Sets - I loved seeing that new offensive wrinkle. When you have a QB who is not going to be a running threat, it's a great way to keep the defense guessing.
The Blackshirts – They gave up way too many big plays for my liking. If they were teamed up with our old Satterfield “18 points a game” Offense, we’d have lost again. But, all in all, they had a decent game. I just wanted to really stick it to those Wiscy bastards by holding them to 10 points for the whole game.
Coach Rhule’s Mojo – @Hunchback Johnny observed something last week that really hit me hard. He said that Coach Rhule had lost the ‘twinkle in his eyes.’ It was so true--and frankly, a little scarey. That twinkle had been communicating to us fans that he has this rebuild thing well in hand. After the UCLA loss, he hasn’t been the same man (at least in front of the cameras.) But anyone who's been lumping Rhule in with our past HC failures needs to appreciate what a MAJOR change Coach made---during an IN-SEASON bye week, no less. If you ask me, such a critical move at such a critical time took serious kahoonas!!! Like the Sunday practice after the Michigan game last season, it could have blown up in his face. But our bowl eligibility says the big risk paid off. Listening to the post-game presser on the radio, it sounded to me like Coach Rhule had his old mojo back.
The Crowd – The crowd brought their A Game and the team responded to it. Listening to my radio from the stands, the Husker network's sideline reporter, Jessica Coody said she overheard Rhule speaking to this week’s captains on the sidelines before the coin toss. She said Coach told them something like, “Wow--just look at this crowd for a 5-5 team. This is amazing, guys.” The fans cheered loudly for the team all game long. And despite the big lead, they stayed to the very end to revel in the victory. After the game, the students stormed the field to join in the fun. It was a joyous sight and a memorable way to mark the end of our bowl drought. "Ding dong, the witch is dead! Go Big Red!"
Holgerson – Goodness, where has THIS offense been??!? Yes, a good OC does make a difference, folks. Yesterday’s O was what I was expecting to see all damn season. The offense played with rhythm throughout the game and --- hold the phone and stop the presses – showed the kind of running game we'd expected to see all season long. Watching the game, you could tell DR and his Crew were having fun. Our offense played with the same swagger I saw from UCLA's O two weeks ago. Like many of you, I had my questions about Satterfield from the beginning but was willing to give him a chance. But let’s face it, Satt’s career OC record was never good and he never struck me as being very confident leader. The contrast between his pressers and Holgerson’s first one last week was like night and day. DH literally OOZES confidence—to the point of coming off as a cocky SOB. But let’s face it, if you play on offense, that’s the kind of guy you trust calling your plays.
Emmit Johnson – I’ve always been an EJ fan -- but Holy Moley, Man, Woman, & Child -- yesterday was a freaking revelation. What a game he had! Where has THIS EJ been hiding??!? He rose his game to a whole new level last night. If this EJ is a permanent fixure, he’ll be the starter for the rest of his Husker career. Dowdell is a great contrast and gives the offense a nice one-two punch. But yesterday, Johnson reminded me of some of our great RBs of Old.
Two RB Sets - I loved seeing that new offensive wrinkle. When you have a QB who is not going to be a running threat, it's a great way to keep the defense guessing.
The Blackshirts – They gave up way too many big plays for my liking. If they were teamed up with our old Satterfield “18 points a game” Offense, we’d have lost again. But, all in all, they had a decent game. I just wanted to really stick it to those Wiscy bastards by holding them to 10 points for the whole game.
Coach Rhule’s Mojo – @Hunchback Johnny observed something last week that really hit me hard. He said that Coach Rhule had lost the ‘twinkle in his eyes.’ It was so true--and frankly, a little scarey. That twinkle had been communicating to us fans that he has this rebuild thing well in hand. After the UCLA loss, he hasn’t been the same man (at least in front of the cameras.) But anyone who's been lumping Rhule in with our past HC failures needs to appreciate what a MAJOR change Coach made---during an IN-SEASON bye week, no less. If you ask me, such a critical move at such a critical time took serious kahoonas!!! Like the Sunday practice after the Michigan game last season, it could have blown up in his face. But our bowl eligibility says the big risk paid off. Listening to the post-game presser on the radio, it sounded to me like Coach Rhule had his old mojo back.
The Crowd – The crowd brought their A Game and the team responded to it. Listening to my radio from the stands, the Husker network's sideline reporter, Jessica Coody said she overheard Rhule speaking to this week’s captains on the sidelines before the coin toss. She said Coach told them something like, “Wow--just look at this crowd for a 5-5 team. This is amazing, guys.” The fans cheered loudly for the team all game long. And despite the big lead, they stayed to the very end to revel in the victory. After the game, the students stormed the field to join in the fun. It was a joyous sight and a memorable way to mark the end of our bowl drought. "Ding dong, the witch is dead! Go Big Red!"
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